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Clive Efford vs Sir Desmond Swayne

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,605 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 1,562 different votes 1,605 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
14 Aye 18 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
77 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 143 shared votes
67 Aye 76 No
107 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 175 shared votes
67 Aye 108 No
28 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 38 No
Trade 0% aligned 73 shared votes
38 Aye 35 No
42 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 65 shared votes
23 Aye 42 No
34 Aye 29 No
Transport 0% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 287 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
1,017
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
781
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
81
-57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
Contributions
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
18 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
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